Pinus: A Franco Fasiolo Novel — Chapter 4
Something is happening to the stone pines of Rome, and Franco is asked to discover exactly what it is.
What Went Wrong With Mario Draghi?
Has the ex-chief of the European Central Bank been a good thing for Italy?
How Can Italian Cinema Be Revived?
The resuscitation of Italian cinema began over twelve years ago, with the gateways to contemporary themes and styles to cinema having opened.
Who Should Get Priority For A COVID-19 Vaccine?
With over 13 million doses administered in Italy, the vaccination campaign is finally moving. But who should get priority for the vaccine?
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli: From Silver Spoons To Lead Bullets
How did a successful publisher end up blown to pieces under a lonely power line? The tragic story of Italy's multimillionaire guerilla fighter.
ITALIAN OF THE YEAR 2020
Giuseppe Conte
President Giuseppe Conte showed the world what leadership could be.
Italy Inside Out
Italy from a different angle
Italy Set Free
What would happen if Italy were sawed off from Europe, plucked from the Mediterranean, and then gently set down in the middle of the Atlantic?
What would happen if Italy were sawed off from Europe,... Read More
From Mongolia To Italy: Opera Singer Ayana Sambuu
Ayana Sambuu, originally from Mongolia and now Artistic Director of New Opera Dimensions, tells us about her life as an opera singer in Rome.
When she meets me for our interview, Ayana Sambuu has... Read More
With Italy’s Traditional Religious Practices In Decline, What Comes Next?
New ways to affirm community spirit are emerging, borrowed from cultures across the world.
When it comes to religion, the world is changing. Across... Read More
Pinus: A Franco Fasiolo Novel — Chapter 3
Something is happening to the stone pines of Rome, and Franco is asked to discover exactly what it is.
Something is happening to the stone pines of Rome, Pinus... Read More
The Timelessness Of Dante
Celebrating Dante Alighieri’s 700-year death anniversary, we wondered who would populate in 2021 his known Inferno from The Divine Comedy.
Considering the basis of his most famous works, it has... Read More
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The Better Part Of Italian Indifference
The Italian art of indifference has at its base a certain wisdom, a polite chissenefrega.
If you are a bear, you are probably better off... Read More
The Crisis Of Italian Contemporary Art
The Italian art industry has wrongfully questioned how essential contemporary art is compared to classical art, throwing one of our fields of excellence away.
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Filippo Brunelleschi, Donatello, and Giotto. The... Read More
Is Italy Ready For Smart Cities?
The Silicon Valley Model may not be adaptable to every country, but it may still serve as an example for the future.
In the cartoon Futurama, New York City was an idealized... Read More
How To Found A Colony On Mars: Alessandro Angione
Scientists, philosophers and poets have long imagined life in the stars. Thanks to six Italian students, we're one step closer to making that a reality.
From Lucian of Samosata to Ludovico Ariosto, scientists, philosophers, and... Read More
Italians And Facebook, An Ongoing Love Story
When I came to Italy, I was baffled by the number of young Italians that would still use Facebook to connect. How come their love for Zuckerberg's platform doesn’t die out?
Today around 50% of the Italian population uses Facebook. Over... Read More
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Magic And Pasta: Stanley Tucci’s Searching For Italy
Stanley Tucci, actor and epicure extraordinaire, takes his viewers on a culinary and cultural excursion to six of Italy's regions.
Ask An Italian: How Do Italians Feel Towards Russia And China?
Russia and China are the two spectres of the West, but how Italians feel towards them is a different story.
Are Turin’s Attempts At Tourism In Tatters?
Tourism in Turin was booming between 2006 and 2015, but now its ability to evolve as a tourist destination might be at risk.
